Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has commenced marine surveys for the new Milano-Montalto electricity connection, a strategic infrastructure project aimed at strengthening Italy’s national grid. The activities will cover the seabed route between Montalto di Castro and Massa and will c
Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable systems to support futur
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has completed two of the three landfalls in France for this country’s first submarine electricity interconnection to Spain. Delivered by Inelfe, a joint venture between the Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica and the Fren
The fourth and final phase of the Cyclades interconnection project, which aims to increase the security and reliability of supply in Greece’s island systems, has been completed. Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) reported that the construction of the South
The Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) power superhighway in the UK is the first high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable that will use 100% recycled copper, Prysmian, the project’s cable supplier, reported. Developed by a joint venture of SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission, EGL2
Nexans has completed the manufacturing and factory acceptance testing (FAT) of 100 kilometers of subsea cable for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy, with the cable now ready for load-out and installation. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new 122-kilometer-long, 225
Hitachi Energy has secured a contract worth approximately €770 million for the construction of converter stations for the submarine power interconnection between Italy and Tunisia. The Elmed project will be the first direct current connection between Europe and Africa and will run from the Partanna
The UK National Grid has launched a public consultation in North Wales for Western Link 2, a new subsea electricity connection that will link Scotland and Wales. The project, jointly developed by National Grid and Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN), will be approximately 340 kilometers long and w
Italy’s Prysmian has secured a framework agreement with Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) valued at around €910 million for the development of electrical interconnections for the Dodecanese and North Aegean islands in Greece. Prysmian will design, manufac
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has received the notice to proceed for the construction of the submarine power interconnection between Italy and Tunisia. The Elmed project will be the first direct current connection between Europe and Africa and will run from the Partanna electrical substation in Sic
Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation player NKT, alongside other players breathing life into an underwater high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable project between the U.S. and Canada, has participated in the launch of the cross-border transmission development, which opens
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Belgium’s Jan De Nul and the Netherlands’ Boskalis to cooperate on high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable projects. The agreements were signed on June 10 during the Korea-EU Energy Transition Cooperation
Early works to support the installation of the mainland underground cable section of the 1.8 GW power transmission link that will connect the Scottish Western Isles to the UK national electricity transmission network for the first time are set to begin on June 8. The Western Isles HVDC Link will con
The manufacturing of key equipment for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy has been completed in Türkiye, with the equipment now to be shipped to Malta and Sicily. This includes an autotransformer that will reduce the voltage from the interconnection’s 220 kV to 132 kV, in l
